Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, and Heath Ledger star in the film, though Ledger's death one-third of the way through filming caused production to be temporarily suspended.Ledger's role was recast with Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell portraying transformations of Ledger's character Tony as he travels through a dream world.
Cast:Christopher Plummer as Doctor Parnassus
Heath Ledger as Tony: A mysterious outsider who joins the group. Gilliam revealed Ledger improvised "half" of his comedic dialogue on set. "I really felt we got a tiger by the tail here! I thought here's somebody with the kind of energy I had when I was young." When Ledger died in the midst of production, the role was recast for certain scenes to have Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law portray "physically transformed versions" of the character.
Andrew Garfield as Anton
Verne Troyer as Percy
Lily Cole as Valentina: Doctor Parnassus' daughter
Tom Waits as Mr Nick
Peter Stormare as The President of the Universe: a world statesman
Maggie Steed as Louis Vuitton Woman
Mark Benton as Dad
Simon Day as Uncle Bob
Paloma Faith as Sally
Richard Riddell as Martin
Montserrat Lombard as Sally's friend
Dr Parnassus (Plummer) and his troupe - Anton (Garfield), Percy (Troyer) and Valentina (Cole) - make up an extraordinary traveling show "The Imaginarium" where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to enter the world of their imagination. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr Nick, in which he won immortality. Many centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his first-born reached its 16th birthday he or she would become the property of Mr Nick. Valentina is now rapidly approaching this 'coming of age' milestone and Dr Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr Parnassus promises his daughter's hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles - and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all...the film is a roller coaster ride in and out the real world and the world of peoples' imaginations...






















